Post by fawnmart on Apr 2, 2012 17:35:12 GMT -5

Welcome to Inforoo!!

This thread is intended to be a safety zone if you will, for those new to Inforoo. There are suggested links below to read so you can get familiar with Inforoo: the written rules, unwritten rules, navigation of the boards, and some FAQ’s to get you started.

This is a work in progress and constructive feedback is welcome. This original post will be updated with additional fascinating and exciting information as topics specific to new Roosters are brought to our attention.

Let’s start with some helpful FAQs:

PEOPLE• MODS are Inforoosters. They are identified by the title "Global Moderator" above their avatar. The mods collectively monitor, administer, and do their very best to keep peace on the board. Mods are 'Roo veterans; they know the festival as well as they know the regularly-posting members of this board. They are like the elder statesmen and women of Inforoo. As such, they are an invaluable source of information and deserve your respect.

• MEMBERS are everyone else. The title below a member's name (plus the colored stars) is based on the number of posts. All members start out as SPOTLESS. Your status level and stars change when your posts increase. For example:

• SPECIAL MEMBERS will be referenced by members and mods. Some include beloved Inforoosters who have passed on (including our dear friend CarpeDM01, for whom the Sanuk company created and named the CarpeDM shoe in his honor and donated a tree which several Inforoosters and mods helped plant on the farm near the guard tower in 2010; and our friend Yoderoo, who took the time to care for and educate other Inforoosters by creating ‘a comprehensive arriving at Roo guide’); and Insider, the "inside source" of the Bonnaroo lineup who makes random appearances in January and February to give clues and hints about artists who have been confirmed for that year's lineup. Insider has NEVER BEEN WRONG, so always respect and appreciate her posts.

• "AC" does not refer to "air-conditioning" or "alternating current" - nope, AC is used interchangeably to reference either AC Entertainment (Bonnaroo's parent company) or Ashley Capps, the guy who started & runs the company. Sometimes it will be presented as SPACE, meaning SuperFly Productions/AC entertainment.

• CORNCAT is the patron saint of Bonnaroo. Corncat is like Ceiling Cat, only cooler. "Corncat" is also the official greeting of Inforoosters. Want to find an Inforooster at a show (or anywhere, even off the farm!), just yell "Corncat!" and wait for the response. The proper response to "Corncat!" is to yell "Om Nom Nom!" Don't ask. Just accept it as the time-honored ritual that it is.

• TROLLS - while board members will define trolls differently, the urban dictionary defines a troll as “A member of an internet forum who continually harangues and harasses others. Someone with nothing worthwhile to add to a certain conversation, but rather continually threadjacks or changes the subject, as well as thinks every member of the forum is talking about them and only them. Trolls often go by multiple names to circumvent getting banned.” If you are a troll, you will eventually feel the wrath of Inforoo if the ban hammer does not get you first.

• WOOKS are people, too. They just don't bathe as frequently. These festival-goers are generally entertaining because they are very, very non-sober. Approach with caution. Reference www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wook

PLACES

• "Centeroo" is the hub of Bonnaroo. This is an enclosed area with specific gated entrances. You must show your wristband and submit to a search to enter Centeroo. This is the location of the stages and tents where all official performances occur.

• “GA” is the general admission camping area where you will park your ride and set up your tent next to it.

• “RV camping” is the general admission camping area for those with RVs. An RV pass is required to park in the RV section.

• “BFE” is the section of GA camping that you can reach by following the second star to the left and keep going. To keep this definition clean, think of it as Beyond the Farthest Entrance.

• "Access Camping” is located near the main entrances and offers the shortest walk into Centeroo. This is restricted to those that have medical issues requiring a limited walking distance to Centeroo.

• “V.I.P.” is where people pay extra to have special perks like air-conditioned bathrooms and showers. Only patrons with VIP wristbands are allowed in the VIP camping and RV areas.

• “Total Access” is a magical place that is rumored to exist behind the Which Stage. The folk stories handed down from the elders say people in Total Access live in large air conditioned buses that are stocked with food and beverages of all kinds. People living in this magical land are said to have steeds that transport them around Bonnaroo and special powers of invisibility that allow them to walk past security guards and get extremely close to the stages.

• “ShakeDown Street” is rumored to be in one or more non-permanent locations outside of Centeroo in GA camping where one may interact with unofficial vendors by exchanging things of monetary value (like money) for goods that are not available at the Bonaroo general store, the local market, or basically any reputable store or official vendor.

WHAT IS:

• Like/DisLike? This is a public way of saying that you ‘Like’ or ‘Dislike’ a post. This is done by clicking the thumbs up or thumbs down underneath a post. You may also ‘UnLike’ or ‘UnDislike’ (don’t think about that too long!) posts that you have ‘liked’ or ‘disliked’. Note - as of the Proboards upgrade on 2/10/13 it appears the thumbs down functionality has been removed.

• The Ban Hammer? Mods have the power to ban a member either temporarily for a number of days that they determine to be appropriate, or permanently. Try to avoid receiving the blow of the mighty ban hammer by reading the rules of the board.

• BMOTM? That's the acronym for Board Member of the Month, an Inforooster chosen by the preceding BMOTM to be grilled by other Inforoosters. It's an honor and a pain to be chosen. Why? It's cool to be chosen, but once you're BMOTM, you will be asked unlimited questions (from the mundane to the personal!) from members you may have never met. It is fun, funny, and very informative! But it doesn't come with a free parking space, or even a special t-shirt.

• QSAROO? This is an awesome act of festival philanthropy in progress. Throughout the year QSAROO gifts to people of all walks, however the focus has been primarily towards members of Inforoo at this time. For more information: www.qsaroo.com/

• MAFIA? Over in the Arcade thread, there are many games that members play. Some are simple (Song Title Game, This or That, Word Association, The Person Below Me etc.) but others are more involved. Mafia is a very involved game involving 11 members per game. For more info, check out the Arcade here: bonnaroo.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=games

• 10% or 20% Warning? If the moderators feel you are breaking rules or ignoring warnings then you may find a small red bar under your user name. This is sometimes given out so an individual poster can know that his/her posts have ruffled some feathers and he/she have been warned to stop it.

•Badges? With the upgrade of Proboards on 2/10/13, the badge functionality has been introduced. First and foremost, Badges cost real money, and this money goes to Proboards. Inforoo does not benefit from the purchase of badges in any way. There are three types of badges - those that you can buy, Then give to someone else; a badge that you can only buy for our beloved moderators; and badges that you can buy - IMPORTANT - but are not marked as 'can be regifted'.

Badges that can be regifted such as the snowball: You can go to the gifts tab, purchase a set of ten snowballs for a dollar, and it will say you are buying for yourself. These will go into your inventory on your profile tab. Go to your profile, click modify profile, and select the Badge tab. Click on the snowball in your inventory and a drop down will appear. There are two options: 1) use gift option - enter the persons IRoo name, and send. This 'hits' a person with a snowball. This can not be reused. 2) regift option - this sends the snowball to the name specified. The receiver has the option to now hit or regift someone else with the snowball.

Badges that are not marked as 'regiftable'. If you purchase these thinking you can send it to someone later - Wrong! You must go to this persons profile or posting FIRST, click on their name, then choose send a gift option. This will bring you to the shopping page. At the top it will say shopping for: and have the recipients name. Watch out for the 'hot potatoe' that suggest you have fun passing it along to unlock special badges. This is not marked as regiftable! If the recipient wants to 'pass it along' it appears they have to buy one to 'pass' it.

Badges for the admins - there is a badge that is only for expressing your kudos to the mods. This must be purchased by clinking on their name or profile, and selecting 'send a gift'. There are edits that only allow a moderator to be selected for the gift.

When receiving badges, which again appear in your profile under the badge tab, you may select to display the badge under your avatar by clicking on the badge and checking/unchecking the boxes.

• Post a video? Using a video from YouTube as an example , create a new post, type[y*utube], paste the URL , then immediately follow the URL with [/y*utube]. Note the Asterisk in youtube should be an o when you type. If it type it correctly here it will try to start up an non existent video. Previewing your post is always a good idea to confirm you have done this correctly.

• Quote a member in a post? Just click the "Quote" button in the upper right corner of the post and start typing into the dialog box that appears. Be sure to type after the quote ends to add your message. Unless you want to respond with the quote and say bold an area. Than you highlight the text within the quote to be changed to Bold, scroll above the message box, and press the B bold button.

• Search for threads? With the 2/10/13 PB Upgrade: The search feature is much improved from the previouse board software. Now you can search the forum OR you can specifically search a forum, thread, or member. There are plenty of search options that you can use.

• No discussing illegal substances or asking how to smuggle things into Roo on the boards. You don’t know who is reading the boards.

• No selling tickets or anything else for that matter on Inforoo, including but not limited to green crayons, macaroni and cheese, sunglasses, dinner forks, road maps, road runners or anything else you might consider selling.

• Do not earn the ban hammer by violating the rules of the board or becoming a Troll

If after reading you still have questions, we will be happy to try to get you the answers or more likely point you to the thread(s) that will answer your questions.

If you just want to say Hello for your first post, this is a fine place to start. From here its off to Another Lurker introduces themselves, then Infinity and Beyond!

If your question(s) may not be suitable for public viewing or you are just feeling shy today, you may PM the following Roosters for the topics below. Please be patient regarding responses. We may have to look for information as well.

(We are always looking for volunteers to accept PMs associated with the following topics )

Special thanks to all of the Roosters that helped gather and present this information, the creators and contributors to the linked threads, and all Roosters that volunteer to answer questions without scaring our new members away!

Post by fawnmart on Apr 2, 2012 17:38:15 GMT -5

Would very much like to hear from brandy new roosters as to if there is anything that you found particularly challenging to learn about Inforoo that is not covered above. Personally the only board I had ever posted on was in Big Fish games reviews before this. Considerably different and i had a big learning curve.

Post by holls on Apr 2, 2012 18:46:50 GMT -5

Yay, FM, for taking the ball & rolling with this! I'm glad you were able to use so much of the info I gave you!

While this isn't set up in a strict "F.A.Q." format at the moment, it's a great "virtual welcome mat" to new folks. After fielding many of these questions from new members in PM format over the last 2yrs, I'm stoked to have a dedicated post that will help them out. New Inforoosters, keep asking questions! You've got a hospitality team here to help you!

***Mods, can this be stickied to the 1st page or maybe that left nav column o' Handy Dandy Links?

Post by fawnmart on Apr 2, 2012 20:57:20 GMT -5

Which letter are we missing Frank? R for Roo? Z for zonked? ;D Or did you mean the Juggs 'welcome letter' which is included as Maynard mentioned? NOT busting balls... If something has been missed please let me know!! And thank you for checking it out. We need the experienced roosters to make sure this stays factual!

This thread is meant to be a true safety zone.. though hopefully humor will abound.

I am in so much trouble! Have thought about this for months and months, finally did 'it' with the help of so many, can't go to sleep until we get at least one brand new Rooster, and i have tons of be-a-responsible-professional-adult meetings tomorrow. Looking like unemployment here i come. ( Yes trying the shameful, loving mom guilt trip tactic. )

Post by bacon on Apr 3, 2012 18:39:29 GMT -5

Really its hard to talk about shakedown without breaking the rules. Ya it's not just about NO NO WORD!!! but it mostly is. Also it's not a single road or location once again making it hard to talk about

Post by fawnmart on Apr 3, 2012 18:41:18 GMT -5

Really its hard to talk about shakedown without breaking the rules. Ya it's not just about NO NO WORD!!! but it mostly is. Also it's not a single road or location once again making it hard to talk about